Veggie Burgers or masala burgers

Burger one of the well known fast food commodity these days are sold in every nook and corner in America. well not anymore!! actually during my last trip to India i was astonished to see people crowding those fast foods for burgers in the morning instead of Idli and dosa stalls.Some called it the whopper, big mac and  so on and some have their custom made names given by the fast food chains. Some interesting facts about  burgers:

The Big Mac was introduced in 1968. The price was 49 cents.

In 1999 there were more than 25,000 McDonald's in 115 countries.

Hamburgers and Cheeseburgers comprise 71% of the beef servings in commercial restaurants. (2001)

Burgers account for 40% of all sandwiches sold. (2001)

8.2 Billion burgers were served in commercial restaurants in 2001.
65% of all hamburgers and cheeseburgers are consumed away from home. (2001)

Imagine 8.2 billion pieces of meat used so technically thousands of cows and pigs killed.  But why?? just to satisfy this  4 inch tongue? those animals deserve to be treated better. How different are they from our pets at home. Can you consider having you cat for lunch and dog for dinner one day. How different are these animals. What harm did they do to us? 

There are several meatless options in this world. Unfortunately i will not be able to replace all of them right now but let me keep this first step of giving you a healthy treat to satisfy your taste buds. If one person gives up meat reading this blog that will serve the purpose of  my blog. So please even if you are a vegetarian consider forwarding this to your friend who might try to replace his hamburger at least for a day sparing a poor animal.

 

Ingredients:
Boiled mashed potatoes - 4

grated carrots - 1/2 cup

grated cabbage - 1/4 cup

grated peppers - 1/2 cup

boiled corn/peas - 1/2 cup

minched green chilly - 2 tsp

sesame seeds - 2 tbsp

oregano seeds - 2 tbsp

cumin powder - 1 tbsp

cilantro finely chopped - half bunch

boiled soy/garbanzo beans - 1/4 cup

corn starch - 1/2 cup

salt to taste

• mix the mashed potatoes and all the veggies together and mix them well.
• run the soy or garbanzo beans in the food processor until smooth and mix with the above mix. Don't add water when grinding.
• add the salt spices, chillies, cilantro, sesame seeds  and corn starch.
• Do not mix any water.
• take burger mix size of an orange and make a Pattie. If the mix seems to break don't hesitate to add more corn starch.
• Now place it on the grill or griddle and roast them to your desired color..

• Assemble a burger with buns, slice of cheese, sliced cucumber, sliced tomato, piece of green leaf lettuce and a hot veggie Pattie and serve.

Yields 12-15 patties depending on the size.